Peyton

Day 1
I woke up in the morning in the fall and I put on my pants and t-shirt and my sweatshirt and got in my car to go pick up my friend Nick at his house. When Nick got in my car we drove to Chicago. When we were in Chicago we went to eat at a pizza place before we went to the stadium. The stadium was so huge and there was a person with a wig on that’s half orange and half blue. Our seats were on the 50 yard line. Devin Hester returned the ball for a 99kick return. The Bears mascot, Staley, danced right in front of Nick and I and other people. The Bears beat the Lions at a score of 44 to 20. When we were leaving the stadium, there was a huge traffic jam. It took us 3 hours to get to our hotel the Hilton Chicago. W e had two hamburgers at Kitty O’ Sheas in the hotel. When we were done eating we went to our room to go to sleep bcause today was a long day.

DAY 2
I got up and had some breakfast at the hotel. Then we got into my car and drove to the Museum of Science and Industry. It took me 11 minutes and I traveled 6.38 miles. At the Museum of Science and Industry, Nick and I saw the Silver Streak, Pioneer Zephry, coalmine , Technology at Sea, Net World, Petroleum Plant Ships through the Ages, Swiss Jolly Ball, The Great Train Story, the Idea Factory Toy Maker 3000; An Adventure in Automation, Transportation Gallery, U-505 Submarine, Whispering Gallery, Wright Flyer, Yesterday’s Main Street Imaging; The Tools of Science Genetics and the Baby Chick Hatchery, and Fast Forward…

Day 3
When I woke up at the hotel, I got some breakfast at Subway. When I was done eating my breakfast, I went to the Chicago History Museum. When I got there, I got to go to places like Chinatown Theater Exhibit of Chinese Immigrants and the Abraham Lincoln Exhibit that features more than 150 and artifacts from the Museum. Chicago exhibits sights, sounds, and smells of the city. We discovered history through our nose with smells of food.

Day 4
When I woke up at my hotel I got some breakfast from McDonalds. When I was done eating breakfast I went to the Illinois Beach State Park. I went boating in Lake Michigan. While I was boating I went swimming too. I saw my state fish, a blue gill, while I was swimming.

Day 5
The city of McHenry has many job openings and many ways for people to have fun. I hiked through McHenry Park. I saw my state tree, the White Oak and my state bird, the Cardinal. It was sitting on a tree branch. The trails were really cool. After I was done doing the hiking, I thought maybe some day I’d go back again.

Day 6
In Rockford I went to see the BMX race. It was ranked the number 2 race track in the central division. It was named the number 8 track in the U.S. “Transworld BMX Magazine” in 2002. Then I went to the Rockford Ski Broncs. A world class water ski team preformed. They perform on the beautiful Rock River every Wednesday and Friday from June until September.

Day 7
Today I am visiting a park to learn about a man named Jouliet. He was in the Mississippi Valley in 1687. He later went on LaSalle’s expedition and wrote tales about the Indian lead mines. The town of Millville was established where the park is now, but nothing remains.

Day 8
Today I will visit a park named Starved Rock that is 2630 acres in size. It has 13 miles of hiking miles with waterfalls and numerous landforms. Starved Rock Park has 18 sandstone canyons that were carved by water over the last 12,000 years.